Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 137
He had been turning the spit for the cook, and she had given him permission to stand behind the door and peep in at the well-dressed children, who were having such a merry time within; and for him that was a great deal.
그는 요리사를 위해 꼬챙이를 돌리고 있었는데, 요리사는 그에게 문 뒤에 서서 안에서 즐거운 시간을 보내고 있는 잘 차려입은 아이들을 들여다볼 수 있는 허락을 해주었다. 그에게 있어 그것은 대단한 일이었다.
His parents at home had not even a penny to spare to buy a newspaper, much less could they write in one; and worse than all, his father's name, and of course his own, ended in "sen," and therefore he could never turn out well, which was a very sad thought.
집에 있는 그의 부모는 신문을 살 돈조차 한 푼도 없었으니, 신문에 글을 싣는다는 것은 더더욱 불가능한 일이었다. 그보다 더 나쁜 것은, 그의 아버지의 이름, 그리고 물론 그 자신의 이름도 "센"으로 끝났기 때문에 결코 잘 될 수 없다는 것이었는데, 그것은 매우 슬픈 생각이었다.
But after all, he had been born into the world, and the station of life had been chosen for him, therefore he must be content.
하지만 어쨌든 그는 이 세상에 태어났고, 삶의 자리는 그를 위해 정해진 것이었으므로, 그는 만족해야만 했다.
And this is what happened on that evening.
그리고 그날 저녁에는 이런 일이 있었다.
Many years passed, and most of the children became grown-up persons.
여러 해가 지나고, 아이들 중 대부분은 어른이 되었다.
There stood a splendid house in the town, filled with all kinds of beautiful and valuable objects.
마을에는 온갖 아름답고 귀한 물건들로 가득 찬 훌륭한 집 한 채가 서 있었다.
Everybody wished to see it, and people even came in from the country round to be permitted to view the treasures it contained.
모든 사람들이 그것을 보고 싶어 했으며, 사람들은 그 안에 담긴 보물들을 구경하기 위해 주변 시골에서까지 찾아왔다.
Which of the children whose prattle we have described, could call this house his own?
우리가 묘사한 아이들 중 누가 이 집을 자신의 것이라 부를 수 있을까?
One would suppose it very easy to guess.
쉽게 짐작할 수 있을 것이라 생각할 수도 있다.
No, no; it is not so very easy.
아니, 아니다. 그것은 그리 쉬운 일이 아니다.
Vocabulary
- 요리사를
- yo-ri-sa-reul — Cook or chef (object form)
- 위해
- wi-hae — For the sake of; on behalf of someone
- 꼬챙이를
- kko-chaeng-i-reul — A skewer or spit (object form)
- 돌리고
- dol-li-go — Turning or spinning something (connective form)
- 있었는데
- i-sseot-neun-de — Was doing; existed (past background connective)
- 요리사는
- yo-ri-sa-neun — The cook or chef (topic marker attached)
- 그에게
- geu-e-ge — To him; directed toward that person
- 문
- mun — Door or gate of a building
- 뒤에
- dwi-e — Behind; at the back of something
- 서서
- seo-seo — Standing (connective form of to stand)
- 안에서
- an-e-seo — From inside; within a space
- 즐거운
- jeul-geo-un — Joyful, fun, or pleasant (adjective form)
- 시간을
- si-gan-eul — Time (object form in a sentence)
- 보내고
- bo-nae-go — Spending time; sending (connective form)
- 있는
- in-neun — Who are; that exist (present participle)
- 잘
- jal — Well; skillfully; in a good manner
- 차려입은
- cha-ryeo-i-beun — Dressed up; wearing fine or smart clothes
- 아이들을
- a-i-deul-eul — Children (plural object form)
- 들여다볼
- deul-yeo-da-bol — To peek into; look inside something closely
- 수
- su — Ability or possibility (used with verbs)
- 허락을
- heo-rak-eul — Permission or consent (object form)
- 해주었다
- hae-ju-eot-da — Did for someone; granted or gave (past tense)
- 있어
- i-sseo — There is; exists (informal present form)
- 그것은
- geu-geo-seun — That thing (topic marker attached)
- 대단한
- dae-dan-han — Great, remarkable, or extraordinary thing
- 일이었다
- i-ri-eot-da — It was a matter or event (past tense)
- 집에
- ji-be — At home; in the house
- 그의
- geu-ui — His; belonging to him (possessive)
- 부모는
- bu-mo-neun — Parents (topic marker attached)
- 신문을
- sin-mu-neul — Newspaper (object form in a sentence)
- 살
- sal — To buy; purchase something (verb stem)
- 돈조차
- don-jo-cha — Even money; not even having money
- 한
- han — One; a single unit or amount
- 푼도
- pun-do — Not even a penny; smallest coin unit
- 없었으니
- eop-seo-sseu-ni — Because there was none; since lacking something
- 신문에
- sin-mu-ne — In the newspaper; within a publication
- 글을
- geu-reul — Writing or text (object form)
- 싣는다는
- sin-neun-da-neun — The act of publishing or printing content
- 것은
- geo-seun — The thing; the fact (topic marker attached)
- 더더욱
- deo-deo-uk — Even more so; all the more impossible
- 불가능한
- bul-ga-neung-han — Impossible; not able to be done
- 그보다
- geu-bo-da — Than that; compared to that situation
- 더
- deo — More; to a greater degree or extent
- 나쁜
- na-ppeun — Bad or worse (adjective modifying a noun)
- 아버지의
- a-beo-ji-ui — Father's; belonging to the father
- 이름
- i-reum — Name of a person or thing
- 그리고
- geu-ri-go — And; also; in addition to that
- 물론
- mul-lon — Of course; naturally; it goes without saying
- 그
- geu — That; he; referring to someone mentioned
- 자신의
- ja-sin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself
- 이름도
- i-reum-do — Name also; the name as well
- 으로
- eu-ro — With; by means of; direction marker particle
- 끝났기
- kkeut-nat-gi — Because it ended; since it concluded (causal)
- 때문에
- ttae-mu-ne — Because of; due to a reason or cause
- 결코
- gyeol-ko — Never; absolutely not under any circumstance
- 될
- doel — Will become; to be possible (future modifier)
- 없다는
- eop-da-neun — That there is none; stating nonexistence
- 것이었는데
- geo-si-eot-neun-de — It was the case that; background past fact
- 매우
- mae-u — Very; extremely; to a great degree
- 슬픈
- seul-peun — Sad; sorrowful (adjective modifying a noun)
- 생각이었다
- saeng-ga-gi-eot-da — It was a thought or idea (past tense)
- 하지만
- ha-ji-man — However; but; expressing contrast or concession
- 어쨌든
- eo-jjaet-deun — Anyway; regardless; in any case
- 이
- i — This; referring to something nearby or present
- 세상에
- se-sang-e — In this world; in the world at large
- 태어났고
- tae-eo-nat-go — Was born and; came into the world (connective)
- 삶의
- sal-mui — Of life; belonging to one's life
- 자리는
- ja-ri-neun — One's place or position (topic marker attached)
- 정해진
- jeong-hae-jin — Determined; fixed; already decided for someone
- 것이었으므로
- geo-si-eot-eu-mo-ro — Because it was so; since it was the case
- 만족해야만
- man-jo-kae-ya-man — Must be satisfied; have no choice but to accept
- 했다
- haet-da — Did; performed an action (simple past tense)
- 그날
- geu-nal — That day; on that particular day
- 저녁에는
- jeo-nyeo-ge-neun — In the evening; at that evening (topic marked)
- 이런
- i-reon — This kind of; such a type of thing
- 일이
- i-ri — Thing or event (subject form in a sentence)
- 있었다
- i-sseot-da — There was; something existed (past tense)
- 여러
- yeo-reo — Several; various; many different ones
- 해가
- hae-ga — Years (subject form); the sun as subject
- 지나고
- ji-na-go — Passing by; after time has elapsed (connective)
- 아이들
- a-i-deul — Children; young kids (plural form)
- 중
- jung — Among; in the middle of a group
- 대부분은
- dae-bu-bu-neun — Most of; the majority (topic marker attached)
- 어른이
- eo-reu-ni — Adult (subject form); grown-up person
- 되었다
- doe-eot-da — Became; turned into something (past tense)
- 마을에는
- ma-eu-re-neun — In the village; at the town (topic marked)
- 온갖
- on-gat — All kinds of; every sort of thing
- 아름답고
- a-reum-dap-go — Beautiful and; lovely (connective adjective form)
- 귀한
- gwi-han — Precious, valuable, or rare (adjective)
- 물건들로
- mul-geon-deul-lo — With objects or items (plural instrumental form)
- 가득
- ga-deuk — Full; filled to capacity with something
- 찬
- chan — Filled with; packed full (modifying form)
- 훌륭한
- hul-lyung-han — Excellent, splendid, or magnificent (adjective)
- 집
- jip — House; home; a building to live in
- 채가
- chae-ga — A unit counting buildings or houses (subject)
- 서
- seo — Standing; being located at a place
- 모든
- mo-deun — All; every single one without exception
- 사람들이
- sa-ram-deu-ri — People (subject form, plural)
- 그것을
- geu-geo-seul — That thing (object form in a sentence)
- 보고
- bo-go — Seeing; looking at (connective verb form)
- 싶어
- si-peo — Wanting to; desiring to do something
- 했으며
- hae-sseu-myeo — Did and also; performed (connective past form)
- 사람들은
- sa-ram-deu-reun — People (topic marker attached, plural)
- 안에
- a-ne — Inside; within a contained space
- 담긴
- dam-gin — Contained within; held inside (modifying form)
- 보물들을
- bo-mul-deu-reul — Treasures (plural object form in sentence)
- 구경하기
- gu-gyeong-ha-gi — Sightseeing; looking around; viewing something
- 주변
- ju-byeon — Surroundings; nearby area around a location
- 시골에서까지
- si-go-re-seo-kka-ji — Even from the countryside; from rural areas too
- 찾아왔다
- cha-ja-wat-da — Came to visit; arrived seeking something (past)
- 우리가
- u-ri-ga — We (subject form); our group as subject
- 묘사한
- myo-sa-han — Described; depicted in a narrative (modifier)
- 누가
- nu-ga — Who (subject form); asking about a person
- 집을
- ji-beul — House (object form in a sentence)
- 것이라
- geo-si-ra — Will be; is supposed to be (speculative form)
- 부를
- bu-reul — To call; to name something (future modifier)
- 있을까
- i-sseul-kka — Will there be; could there possibly be?
- 쉽게
- swip-ge — Easily; in a simple or effortless manner
- 짐작할
- jim-jak-hal — To guess or surmise; to infer something
- 있을
- i-sseul — There will be; able to exist (future modifier)
- 생각할
- saeng-ga-kal — To think about; to consider something carefully
- 수도
- su-do — Also possible; even able to (possibility)
- 있다
- it-da — To exist; to be; there is something
- 아니
- a-ni — No; not so; expressing negation informally
- 아니다
- a-ni-da — Is not; it is incorrect or untrue
- 그리
- geu-ri — So; that way; to that extent or degree
- 쉬운
- swi-un — Easy; simple; not difficult (adjective form)
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